About AKU
The Aga Khan University Medical College (AKU-MC) was
established in 1983 and enrolls students in a five-year
program leading to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor
of Surgery (MBBS) degree. It has to date conferred 1,370
degrees. The educational offerings in medicine range
from a five-year bachelor's degree to a number of clinical
postgraduate residencies.

In the academic year 1996-97, Aga Khan University (AKU)
introduced a master's degree program in Epidemiology
and a joint program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
To date 57 students have graduated from these two programs.
In 1999, a PhD program in Health Sciences was introduced.
Course work and independent research form an integral
part of graduate studies. In October 2000, AKU introduced
a Master's program in Health Policy and Management.
This program is designed to train professionals in strategic
and operational planning, policy analysis, institutional
management and in health systems research and development.
In 2002, the first batch of three graduates from this
program received their degrees.

The curricular objectives of AKU-MC include clinical
competence both in community settings and hospitals,
as well as the assessment of health and prevention of
disease in communities through the primary health care
programs that AKU monitors in a number of urban squatter
settlements. Agreements with leading academic institutions,
including Harvard University in the United States, McGill
and McMaster Universities in Canada and Karolinska Institutet
in Sweden, have contributed to faculty and curriculum
development. Recent affiliations are with the Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto, the University of British
Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and University of Alabama,
USA. These partnerships enable higher training and research,
specifically in areas where such opportunities are not
available in Pakistan.

Teaching
MethodologyThe AKU course is conducted in a classroom
format. Students from different walks of life come together
and work as a group towards a single goal. Our environment
facilitates learning via teacher-student interaction,
study groups and individual attention for weaker students.
At Anees Hussain we focus on motivating students by
making education fun, yet competitive.

Our program not only offers a comprehensive preparation
for the aptitude test, covering all sections, but also
extensive interview preparation, which means that our
students are the best prepared.

Material
Our expertise in test preparation is facilitated by
the years of hard work put into our study material.
It has been selected and compiled from a variety of
sources, including work sheets developed on each subject
by Anees Hussain himself, regular up-to-date books from
the different publishers and re-creations of the actual
tests themselves.

About the Test
The Admission Test consists of five components, including
biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and english.
It consists of multiple-choice questions, designed to
test recall of factual information, application of knowledge,
deduction and problem - solving ability. Classes for
AKU admission test preparation start around the end
of December.

The Admission Test is based upon the current syllabi
of the Boards of Intermediate Education in Pakistan
for chemistry, biology and physics and by the Boards
of Secondary Education for mathematics. The English
language section tests competency in the English language.

There is negative marking of 1/3 off per error in all
sections except English. The test has a time limit of
2 hours 15 minutes and there is no time limit per section.
At Anees Hussain's Way we also prepare the students
for the interview after they have passed the test. Since
interview is more important in the admissions process,
special care is taken for the interview preparation.
A panel of expert doctors and interviewers prepare the
students for the tough interview in multiple turns.

Success Rate
Every year about 30% of the students admitted into AKU
are prepared by us. Most of our students are able to
gain admission into one of the top medical universities
in Pakistan.